Regional college football game days

Published 9:08 pm, Thursday, September 19, 2013

Regional game days

Chowan at Sacred Heart

WHEN: Saturday, 1

WHERE: Campus Field, Fairfield

RECORDS: Chowan 1-1, Sacred Heart 3-0

SKINNY: This is Sacred Heart's homecoming game. ... The Pioneers scored touchdowns on their first four drives Saturday en route to a 45-3 win over Lincoln in Sacred Heart's home opener. Junior Sean Bell ran for a career-high 205 yards on 18 carries and RJ Noel threw for two touchdowns and ran for another for SHU. Bell was named the Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Week. ... The Pioneers are 3-0 for the first time since 2008. ... Chowan beat Alderson-Broaddus 60-39 on Saturday. Cameron Stover threw for 332 yards and five touchdowns in the victory, completing 26-of-37 passes for the Hawks.

UP NEXT: Sept. 28 at Bucknell, 6

Yale at Colgate

WHEN: Saturday, 1

WHERE: Andy Kerr Stadium, Hamilton, N.Y.

RECORDS: Yale 0-0, Colgate 0-3

SKINNY: This is the homecoming game for Colgate, a member of the Patriot League. ... Colgate beat Yale 47-24 at the Yale Bowl last season. ... Yale, 2-8 overall and 1-6 in conference games last season, was picked seventh in the 2013 Ivy League preseason media poll. ... Colgate is coming off a road loss at New Hampshire last week despite 144 rushing yards by Demetrius Russell. ... Yale has five All-Ivy players returning, including junior All-America candidate Tyler Varga, who led the nation with 199.4 all-purpose yards per game last season. He gained 935 rushing yards and had a season-high 220 against Columbia. ... Local players on Yale's roster include junior tailback L.J. Hunt (St. Joseph/Stratford) and junior outside linebacker Patrick Murray (Staples/Westport).

SKINNY: Southern fell to LIU Post 24-12 Saturday as the Owls gave up 409 yards total offense. ... Merrimack lost to American International 62-50 last weekend and is giving up 51.5 points per game. ... Joe Clancy of Merrimack has thrown for 746 yards and 10 touchdowns this season.